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@fishnreef sells a product called an "anemone cradle" I'm looking to pick one up for when I add a nem to my reef. I know it isn't a totally bulletproof plan, but IME if a nem gets it's foot planted somewhere deep (like one of these cradles), they usually stay put.
Mine does this too. I never see this talked about but they absolutely avoid touching SPS.
Anecdotal or not, my anemone altered its shape to avoid touching a stag for months. I had to pull all my acros and the day I pulled them, the anemone expanded its disc fully and completely covered the spot where the stag was.This is only anecdotal. They do not make an effort to avoid SPS or other corals. Each animal is using resources light, flow etc. and they each compete for the same resources no matter what. Typically the animal with the strongest nematocysts win competition for space. I've seen BTAs right up in the middle of several different species of acro, and stylo. Occasional stings wont kill another coral but constant or regular stings will. Your BTA is very similar to a coral just without the structure. Corals compete for resources and their interactions depend on the specific species they are encountering. Not many corals can withstand the sting of a nem for long periods but those that can also recovery pretty quickly.
This sounds awesome any photos?I have a Nem that some how moved to the middle of a rock covered in a bunch of zoas, the nem is always out touching the zoas but they never close and have never been killed by them.
why does everyone abbreviate, what the heck is a BTA, please call it what it is
How risky is it to add a BTA to an established tank? It would be awesome to add one, but I don't want to kill everything in my tank by doing so.
How can the risk be mitigated? What's the best and safest way to add it?
I added a pic of the tank. It's a custom 40g AIO with 3 AI Prime (1 HD, 2 regular)
why does everyone abbreviate, what the heck is a BTA, please call it what it is
Best of luck! That's a vey nice BTA!
So... I got my first nem last night. I cleared some space in a rock that had a perfect crevice for it to put it's foot in. 24 hours later it hasn't moved and looks happy... I'll keep my fingers crossed and you posted
Please excuse the terrible pictures...
Best of luck! That's a vey nice BTA!